In 1968 my granddad, Lee H. was 10 years old. My granddad was living in Memphis, Tennessee at that time. He was sitting in class at school, he was in the fifth grade. My granddad saw his teacher crying and told his classmate, his classmate replied, "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been shot." My granddad didn't quite know who Dr. King was. At first he thought it was a king of a country. But soon he found out by his parents, who are now my great grandparents that he was great man who was trying to help the sanitation workers equal job rights. When he was assassinated by James Earl Ray. The neighborhoods were different. They were quiet, more people were talking about the death of Dr. King and a lot of people were sad. My granddad felt sad and that he was also happy for Dr. ing because at least he tried and he came a long way just to end up dead. My granddad was still in elementary school. My granddad was confused because he didn’t really know who he was because he was just a kid. The people around my granddad were sad and in shock. People started to protest against that. It was a silent night to my granddad. My granddad was at home talking to his parents about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The city was quiet. My granddad didn't really know who Dr. King was before his death. Life changed bit by bit beach of the speech “I have a Dream,” Dr. King had. People acting a lot different after the death of Dr. King. My granddad did think that people’s attitudes changed. There would be big protests all over the world on the news.